In Luke 24, after Jesus talked with the two unnamed disciples on the road to Emmaus, He began to teach these disciples the scriptures starting with Moses through the Prophets concerning Himself. Jesus told the religious figures of His day, in John 5, the scriptures testify about Him. The Bible is not a collection of stories. The Bible is all about one story with one topic, Jesus Christ.
In How To Read The Bible Through The Jesus Lens, Michael Williams takes each books of the Bible and shows how that book has Christ in it. Each chapter begins with a summary of the book(s) that chapter is discussing along the theme of the book and a memory verse from that book. Then Williams brings to light how this book reveals Christ along with the contemporary implications along with some hook questions to get the reader thinking about Christ in that book.
One book of the Bible I was highly impressed with how Williams handled was Leviticus. Lets face it, not that many Christians want to read Leviticus due the mentioning of animal sacrifice and blood. Yet the Jewish sacrificial points people to Jesus because he fulfilled it through His perfect life and brutal death on the Cross. Williams said, "Christ is our holiness. He is our spotless offering. He is our blameless priest."
This is a perfect book for those starting to read the Bible and those who teach through books of the Bible. I am so thankful there is now a book that addresses Christ in all of scripture.
Thanks Zondervan for letting me review this book.
Thanks for taking the time to review the book! I'm glad you found the chapter on Leviticus helpful. I enjoyed being able to "resurrect" Christ in the Old Testament and re-open 2/3 of the Bible for many believers for whom it has been closed for too long. Jesus said about the OT: "These are the very Scriptures that testify about me" (John 5:39). It seems that the church has a responsibility to explore how that is so.
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